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Friend Lee Ghost
Joined: 06 Jun 2011
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 Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:36 am Post subject: Minnesota shuts down |
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I wish more governments would shut down. Failing that, I wish they'd shut up.
Some noticeable casualties after Minn. shutdown
AP � Fri, Jul 1, 2011
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) � Minnesota's state government is closed for business.
It shut down at 12:01 a.m. CDT Friday, the victim of an ongoing dispute over taxes and spending between Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative majorities. Talks fell apart well before the deadline, leaving state parks closed on the brink of the Fourth of July weekend, putting road projects at a standstill and forcing thousands of state worker layoffs.
Even before the final failure, officials padlocked highway rest areas and state parks, herding campers out. The full impact will hit Friday morning as thousands of laid-off state employees stay home until further notice and a wide array of services are suspended.
Critical functions such as state troopers, prison guards, the courts and disaster responses will continue. On Friday morning, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz will begin the court-appointed job of sifting through appeals from groups arguing in favor of continued government funding for particular programs... |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Given that this is pretty much a parallel situation to what is happening in Washington, just a month ahead of the August 2 deadline, I'm surprised it hasn't received much attention. |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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Applauding a government shutdown is idiotic.
Casualties of Minnesota Shutdown
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Officials in state parks had already started herding out campers Thursday, saying it would have been too difficult in the dead of night. Also Thursday, people rushed to get driver's and fishing licenses at offices and service centers that would be locked up by morning.
A stoppage in Minnesota will halt non-emergency road construction, shut the state zoo and Capitol, and stop child-care assistance for the poor. More than 40 state boards and agencies expect to go dark.
The shutdown in retrospect was something of a slow-motion disaster, with a new Democratic governor and new Republican legislative majorities at odds for months over how to eliminate a $5 billion state budget deficit. Dayton has been determined to raise taxes on high-earners to close the deficit, while Republicans insisted that it be closed only by cuts to state spending. |
Its not like the worst programs magically disappear into the night. Anyway, Minnesota politicians cannot agree on a budget, even after exporting its douchebag and psycho pols onto the national stage. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Do National/State parks really require THAT much servicing? |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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^ From the list of services shut down, the one that got to me was the services to the blind and deaf. I'm just a bleeding heart liberal, but jeez...
On top of that, tourism is a major Minnesota industry and this is the major summer weekend for tourism. I'll bet Wisconsin, Michigan, and Canada motel and resort owners are snickering up their sleeves. |
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